2013 Tax Tips
On January 1st, Congress put together a tax deal that allowed most of the Bush-era tax cuts to remain in place. This means that most taxpayers will see little change to their income taxes. However, Congress did allow the payroll…
Seven Tax Tips for 2012
Tax planning is an essential part of financial planning. With all of the talk about the fiscal cliff dominating the headlines, it’s important to remember that there’s still some time left before this year’s tax laws expire. Here are a…
Thoughts on Elections and the Fiscal Cliff
With the election coming up next month, we thought it might be a good time to discuss our thoughts on the looming fiscal cliff. What’s the Fiscal Cliff? The term “fiscal cliff” was first used by Ben Benanke to describe…
The Importance of Infrastructure
Over two days in late July over 620 million people – about 9% of the world’s population – were left without power after India’s electrical infrastructure failed. These blackouts are dramatic symptoms of India’s dysfunctional political and cultural system, an…
Debt Ceiling Redux
That famous line from Yogi Berra “it’s déjà vu all over again” applies this week after House Speaker, John Boehner vowed to block any debt ceiling increase unless it were offset by spending cuts. Democrats argue that increasing tax revenues have…
Who should pay for College?
One of the biggest financial questions that many of our clients face is the funding of their children’s college education. Adding stress to an already frightening prospect is the rapid rate at which college costs are increasing. Families also face…
Take a look at Mitt’s Tax Return
With the campaign season in full swing there has been a lot to catch our attention lately. Mitt Romney has been under particular scrutiny as he is one of the front runners for the Republican Party’s nomination to face President…
Top 10 Market Stories of 2011
As we look towards the New Year, we pause to reflect on all the events of the past 12 months. Financial Symmetry has covered several current events on our blog throughout 2011, and here are what we think the Top…
Occupy “Insert City” Defined
A populist movement called Occupy Wall Street was born out of frustration over a decade’s long trend of growing wealth and income disparity between the very rich and the rest of the country. The anger is focused at corporate leaders…
Clunker Nation
In a previous post, we discussed the current under building of residential housing units and how the longer that goes on the more demand for new home construction builds. A similar situation is occurring with our vehicle fleet in this…
